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Table 1 Demographic data for the respondents

From: Primary care physicians’ knowledge, attitudes and concerns about bariatric surgery and the association with referral patterns: a Swedish survey study

 

Men

Women

Total

Number of participants

65 (41%)

91 (58%)

157 (100%)

Gender (missing = 1)

Age

  Age < 35 year

7 (11%)

14 (15%)

21 (13%)

  Age 35–49 year

23 (35%)

47 (51%)

70 (45%)

  Age > 49 year

35 (54%)

31 (34%)

66 (42%)

Speciality (missing = 1)

  Specialist in general practice

41 (63%)

64 (70%)

105 (67%)

  Primary care physician without speciality in general medicine

23 (35%)

28 (30%)

51 (33%)

Speciality experience (n = 109)

Worked as a specialist in general practice 0–5 year

13 (20%)

19 (21%)

32 (20,5%)

Worked as a specialist in general practice 6–10 year

7 (11%)

17 (19%)

24 (15,5%)

Worked as a specialist in general practice > 10 year

25 (38%)

28 (32%)

53 (50%)

Full-time/part-time (missing = 3)

Working full-time

41 (63%)

36 (40%)

77 (50%)

Working part-time

22 (34%)

55 (60%)

77 (50%)

Public/private clinic (missing = 1)

Public primary care

48 (74%)

72 (79%)

120 (77%)

Private primary care

17 (26%)

19 (21%)

36 (23%)